Stephanie Baum is the Director of Special Projects at MedCity News, part of Breaking Media. She focuses on a range of themes in medicine and healthcare, including healthcare technology, mental health care, patient care, and digital health. Stephanie's insights and expertise have been featured in notable publications such as RamaOnHealthcare, Phys.org, NewsBreak, Medical Xpress, Tech Xplore, and Above the Law.
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By: Stephanie Baum
Healh insurers are interested in assessing the potential for AI to improve everything from prior authorization to member management. But data fragmentation poses an enormous challenge to AI readiness in healthcare for both payers and provider health plans. On a recent webinar sponsored by Verato, panelists from SCAN Health Group and the Alliance of Community Health Plans discussed how their organizations are meeting the moment.
By: Stephanie Baum
Approximately 850 million people globally (9.1% of the world's population) have chronic kidney disease (CKD). The number of affected individuals has grown steadily during the past 20 years and is on track to continue rising. Existing drugs, such as RAAS inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, are commonly prescribed, but their effectiveness varies from patient to patient. Moreover, these drugs can slow disease progression but cannot stop it.
By: Stephanie Baum
At MedCity News' inaugural Bullseye conference in Chicago, Debunked Podcast co-hosts Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra discussed recent CMS actions and Mayo Clinic's former research director, who has filed a complaint against the medical center over how it's deploying AI.
Scheduled for October 29 at Pegasus Park in Dallas, the theme of the INVEST Digital Health conference will be consumers in healthcare from d2c diagnostics to GLP-1 drugs and wearables. Register today!
By: Stephanie Baum
Canine sarcoptic mange (scabies) is a skin condition in which microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) infest dogs' skin.
By: Stephanie Baum
A recent webinar, sponsored by Verato, offered insights from executives at SCAN Health Plan and the Alliance of Community Health Plans on a wide range of tech challenges in healthcare from fragmented data to technology architecture to patient identity.
Consumer diagnostics will be one of several discussions at the INVEST Digital Health conference focused on power shifting to the consumer in healthcare. The conference is scheduled for October 29 in Dallas at Pegasus Park, in partnership with Health Wildcatters. Click here to view the agenda and register.
Consumer drug platforms and how they fit into the rise of the consumer in healthcare will be part of the conversation at INVEST Digital Health, scheduled for October 29 in Dallas. Register today!
By: Stephanie Baum
The 2026 Healthcare AI Readiness Index, a new report by Cotiviti and MedCity News, is based on a survey of 70 healthcare leaders over the summer and shares candid views of how they balance harnessing AI with operational, regulatory and security challenges it creates. Download the report today!
By: Stephanie Baum
A webinar scheduled for September 30 from 1pm to 2pm ET will review the 2026 Healthcare AI Readiness Index and highlight some of the report's takeaways, exploring the operational, regulatory and security challenges accompanying AI deployment.
